Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” lyrics reveal the pop star has lastly discovered a worthy love: herself.
Very similar to Ariana Grande’s “thank u, subsequent,” Cyrus’ new disco-infused pop-rock breakup monitor, launched within the U.S. Thursday night time (Jan. 12), finds the singer leaning into self-love as she lets go of a former flame that fizzled out.
Within the “Flowers” music video, Cyrus engages in some empowering self-care, from taking a protracted, steamy bathe to understanding and dancing joyfully, solo, round her residence.
Watch the Official Music Video for Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”:
Is “Flowers” About Liam Hemsworth?
There are many explanation why many followers imagine “Flowers” is about Cyrus’ ex-husband, who Cyrus was married to between 2018 and 2019. (Their divorce was finalized in January 2020.)
For one, the track formally releases worldwide on the Australian actor’s birthday: Jan. 13.
At first lyrics of the track, Cyrus sings about constructing a house along with her love earlier than watching it burn: “We have been proper ’til we weren’t / Constructed a house and watched it burn…”
In November 2018, the previous couple’s residence burned down through the Woosley fireplace in Southern California.
Plus, there’s these notably fascinating lyrics:
“I should buy myself flowers / Write my title within the sand / Speak to myself for hours, yeah / Some issues you do not perceive / However I can take myself dancing, yeah / I can maintain my very own hand / Yeah, I can love me higher than you’ll be able to…”
The lyrics mirror Bruno Mars’ 2012 track “Once I Was Your Man,” a ballad in regards to the remorse a person faces after dropping his lover by not treating her proper. The track was co-written by Andrew Wyatt, who Cyrus has labored with since 2018, most notably on her 2020 album Plastic Hearts.
Many followers believe Hemsworth once dedicated the song to Cyrus, although this stays unconfirmed.
Nevertheless, the pair did dance to a Bruno Mars track at their non-public wedding ceremony ceremony in 2018, which Cyrus even shared on Twitter on the time.
See the Full Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Lyrics, Under, per Genius:
[Verse 1]
We have been good, we have been gold
Type of dream that may’t be bought
We have been proper ’til we weren’t
Constructed a house and watched it burn
[Pre-Chorus]
Hmm, I did not wanna go away you, I did not wanna lie
Began to cry however then remembered I
[Chorus]
I should buy myself flowers
Write my title within the sand
Speak to myself for hours
See issues you do not perceive
I can take myself dancing
And I can maintain my very own hand
Yeah, I can love me higher than you’ll be able to
[Post-Chorus]
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
[Verse 2]
Paint my nails, cherry crimson
Match the roses that you just left
No regret, no remorse
I overlook each phrase you mentioned
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, I did not wanna go away you, child, I did not wanna struggle
Began to cry however then remembered I
[Chorus]
I should buy myself flowers
Write my title within the sand
Speak to myself for hours
See issues you do not perceive
I can take myself dancing, yeah
I can maintain my very own hand
Yeah, I can love me higher than you’ll be able to
[Post-Chorus]
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
Can love me higher
[Bridge]
I did not wanna go away you, child, I did not wanna struggle
Began to cry however then remembered I
[Chorus]
I should buy myself flowers (Uh-uh)
Write my title within the sand
Speak to myself for hours (Yeah-eah)
See issues you do not perceive
I can take myself dancing, yeah
I can maintain my very own hand
Yeah, I can love me higher than
Yeah, I can love me higher than you’ll be able to
[Post-Chorus]
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child (Child)
Can love me higher, I can love me higher, child
Can love me higher, I
